Statistics on external migration record the number of overseas visitors, New Zealand resident travellers and permanent and long-term migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. These statistics are based on final counts of arrivals to and departures from New Zealand.
The External Migration release has been renamed International Travel and Migration. See the International Travel and Migration - Information releases page for releases from June 2008.
The releases contain tables on:
- number of arrivals and departures by class
- net migration
- seasonally adjusted arrivals and departures
- overseas visitor arrivals by country of last permanent residence
- New Zealand resident short-term departures by country of main destination
- permanent and long-term migration by country of last/next permanent residence
- permanent and long-term migration by citizenship.
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Source: New Zealand Customs Service
Frequency: Monthly
Available from: June 1998
Geographic Coverage: National
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